Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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